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6. HOTEL MAISON DE VILLE :: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA As brass horns blare from the Bourbon Street bars half a block away, the climate inside the Hotel Maison de Ville offers the perfect counterbalance to...
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A FEW DAYS after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, I met a geologist in Waveland, Mississippi, whose parents' home had been moved hundreds of feet to the dead center of a railroad track. He worked...
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After the Flood
IN AUGUST 2005, Imax director Greg MacGillivray (Everest, Coral Reef Adventure) was putting the finishing touches on a film tentatively titled Hurricane Warning. Its topic: Louisiana's vanishing...
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Love in the Ruins
There is a feeling of disquiet along the Mississippi River this morning. The water, usually the color of wet cardboard, glows an alien, electric blue. Clouds slide in from the Gulf of Mexico looking...
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New Orleans, LA
Rocheblave Street, in New Orleans's Broadmoor district, resounds with the squabbling of wild parakeets and the whine of power tools. It's a Monday morning in late April in this recovering 2,400-home...
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Riviera Roulette
PRICE TAG $449 IN LOCAL VERNACULAR, the 400-mile stretch of barrier islands and antebellum traditions between New Orleans and Tallahassee is affectionately referred to as the Redneck Riviera. The name...
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The Coldest Stone: The Super Bowl's Preeminent Curling Enthusiast
Vernon Davis is the world’s greatest bobsled pusher. Has Vernon Davis ever pushed a bobsled before? I’m not totally sure since Vernon Davis is a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, so playing...
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A Sea Tour to See the South
Gorge yourself on this 425-mile seafood tasting menu, with plenty of opportunities to surf, kayak, or hang out on the beach along the way.Packing List: Aviators, flip-flops, the biggest cooler you can...
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10 Far-from-Home Thanksgiving Escapes
Call your family and tell them you'll see them next month. You know what can't wait until the holidays? A total getaway, booked far from the in-laws and last-minute cranberry sauce-run traffic. Ditch...
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1. HOTEL SAN JOSÉ :: AUSTIN, TEXAS ONCE A SEEDY 1930S-ERA MOTOR COURT, the Hotel San José was transformed in the late nineties into a plush boutique hotel in the heart of Austin's funky SoCo...
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A FEW DAYS after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, I met a geologist in Waveland, Mississippi, whose parents' home had been moved hundreds of feet to the dead center of a railroad track. He worked...
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After the Flood
IN AUGUST 2005, Imax director Greg MacGillivray (Everest, Coral Reef Adventure) was putting the finishing touches on a film tentatively titled Hurricane Warning. Its topic: Louisiana's vanishing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Love in the Ruins
There is a feeling of disquiet along the Mississippi River this morning. The water, usually the color of wet cardboard, glows an alien, electric blue. Clouds slide in from the Gulf of Mexico looking...
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Best Towns 2008
Progressive Candidates Get the scoop on each of this year's Best Towns. Plus, check out our interactive map with archives of past years' Best Towns. Washington, District of Columbia Chattanooga,...
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The Coldest Stone: The Super Bowl's Preeminent Curling Enthusiast
Vernon Davis is the world’s greatest bobsled pusher. Has Vernon Davis ever pushed a bobsled before? I’m not totally sure since Vernon Davis is a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, so playing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Sea Tour to See the South
Gorge yourself on this 425-mile seafood tasting menu, with plenty of opportunities to surf, kayak, or hang out on the beach along the way. Packing List: Aviators, flip-flops, the biggest cooler you can...
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10 Far-from-Home Thanksgiving Escapes
Call your family and tell them you'll see them next month. You know what can't wait until the holidays? A total getaway, booked far from the in-laws and last-minute cranberry sauce-run traffic. Ditch...
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From Phat Ladies to Murder Points: The South's Seafood Renaissance
Not long ago, the southern United States was an oyster wasteland. Chesapeake Bay populations had been so overharvested that Maryland’s shucking houses were importing Louisiana oysters to stay in...
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24 Hours in New Orleans
New Orleans is deservedly famous for its food. But the city’s many waterways, bike paths, and greenspaces are worthy, too—and will help you earn those beignets. 6 a.m. Start your morning with a quick...
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Our Favorite Boozy Popsicles, Slushies, and Floats
If you want good nutritional advice, read no further. But if you want a fantastic way to cool down and exercise your liver, listen up: Boozy slushies and popsicles are what you need after a hot summer...
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